Trojan records’ vast back catalogue of essential Jamaican reggae is a valuable property, but how can Universal exploit an asset already so thoroughly strip-mined? Disc one of this five CD, budget priced, set The Story Of Trojan Records, features familiar UK reggae hits of the sixties and seventies – The Pioneers’ Longshot Kick De Bucket, Ken Boothe’s Everything I Own, Harry J All Stars’ Liquidator – to snag casual consumers.
Disc five forces reggae fans to shell out for twenty-three genuinely unknown tracks, closing a box set that runs the gamut from the obvious to the obscure.
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